Container



P. ZALKIND May 13 1924 CONTAINER Filed July 30. 1921' Patented May 13,1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CONTAINER.

Application filed July so, 1921. 8erial11'o.488,5 !8.

To all whom it my concern:

Be it known that I, Pnrmr ZALKIND,

a citizen of the United States, residin in the city, county, and Stateof New ork,

have invented an Im ovement in Containers, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention relates to containers for merchandise and moreparticularly to that type of such containers as are adapted to be usedboth as original receptacles and as dispensing receptacles from whichthe merchandise may be taken as wanted for use. I have herein shown anddescribed my invention as applicable to a match box, but as will beunderstood it may. be used wit-h any other kind of merchandise for whichit is adapted.

Containers of the general construction to which this invention relateshave heretofore been made in various manners, but in all of the same sofar as I am aware, a certain amount of the material which has beenemployed is unnecessary and consequently is wasted. For example,containers for matches, cigarettes, and other articles heretoforeconsisting necessarily of two parts, can now be made out of a singleblank so as to consist of one part and serve the same purpose, with theadditional advantage that the substitution or removal of the contentscannot be wrongfully made without detection. The primary object of myinvention therefore is to efi'ect a saving in the material employed inthe manufacture of the container as well as to provide a means foreasily opening and gaining access to the contents of the container whichalso acts as an indicatorto determine whether the container whenpurchased contains the original contents, and at the same time providesa means for closing and keeping closed certain classes of containerswhich heretofore could not be closed in a simple manner. In theconstruction of a container made in accordance with this inventiontherefore there is preferably but a single thickness of wall employedand in a predetermined member forming a wall of the container, I providea tongue or panel which is outlined by a series of pierforations,scorings or slits along which t e tongue or panel may be severed and ifdesired entirely removed from the wall of the container of which itoriginally formed a part so as to gain access to the contents of thecontainer as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 1s a perspective view of a container made inaccordance with this invention, and Fig. 2 1s a perspective view showingthe container in position for use after the tongue formed in one wallthereof has been removed. Referring to the drawing it will be seen thatI provide a container indicated at 10 which may be made up from asuitable blank or blanks of card-board or other similar material. Inthis form of cantainer there is a body member or main receptacleprovided with a cover which is suitably and perma-nentl connectedthereto. The bottom of the ody of the container indicated at 11, theside walls thereof at 12, and the end walls at 13, while the cover isdesignated by 14 and is provided with side members 15 and end members16. The ends of the container are preferably formed by flaps which areturned over and se cured to one another as indicated at 17, 17' in Fig.2, and at one end of the container theouter flap is also secured byadhesive material or otherwise to these inner flaps, while at theopposite end of the container the outer flap 19 may be employed as asupporting or suspending member by being unsecured to the inner flapsand provided with a hole 20 to receive a peg or nail 21 so that afterthis flap has been turned out the container may be supported against awall or in any other suitable position. The edge of the inner flaps 11'.17 as also indicated in Fig. 2 is preferably provided with a cutawayportion defined by the line indicated at'18 for the specified.

In this form of the container I provide in the cover, a predeterminedline of per-' fora-tions indicated at 22 defining a tongue or panelwhich may be torn along the lines of perforations so as to gain accessto the contents of the container. It will be understood that instead ofemploying the line of perforations I may suitably slit or score the wallof the container to accomplish the same purpose. As shown in the drawingthe lines of perforations 22 run parallel to each other and to the edgesof the cover for pre- 7 determined distances and then converge adpurposehereinafter end jacent one end of the cover and terminate 1n slit orslotted portions indicated at 23 in order to provide an end which iseasil accessible and ,may be upturned by han without the need of anykind of tool or instrument to effect the initial tearing of the tonguealong the perforated lines. At the opposite end of the cover theseperforated lines have angular portions 24 and 25 and the lines ofperforations extend in this instance through the end ed e of the coverof the container as indicate at 26.

In theformation of this container the parts are shaped and placed inposition in the usual manner of manufacturing this form of container,with the outer flap 19 at one end thereof unattached to the inner flapsthereby making a container in which matches'27 for example, may bepacked. The cover 14 is then placed in position and the side members 15as well as one end member secured to the adjacent portions of the bodyof the container by adhesive material or otherwise so as to permanentlyconnect the cover to the body of the container while the opposite endmember of the cover is not permanently secured to the body of the container and normally is adapted to maintain the flap 19 in position bythe edge of the flap being tucked under this end member of the cover.Now as will be apparent to gain access to the contents of the containerall that is necessary is to lift the end of thetongue at the slitsindicated at 23 and tear the tongue along the perforated lines whichalso removes a portion of the unattached member of the cover therebyboth liberating the flap 19 and permitting the user to gain access tothe interior of the container so as to remove the contents therefrom. As

' clearly indicated in Fig. 2 the flap 19 may be original containerturned up and a pin or peg passed through the hole 20 therein so as tosupport the container against the wall thereby making the also adispenser for matches or other articles packed therein. As is alsoindicated in Fig. 2, the end flaps 17, 17' may be somewhat shorter thanthe corresponding sides in the opposite end of the container so as toleave a space 18 through which the matches may be readily passed inremoving the same from the container, the cutaway portion 18 permittingtinctly i the user to readily grasp one or more matches in the fingers.

As hereinbefore stated it is to be disunderstood, while I. have hereinshown and described my invention as applicable to a match box, its useis not so limited, as it may be employed to equal advantage in numerousforms of containers and the particular construction of the tongue orpanel, and the manner in which the same is made, will depend upon boththe form of the container and the merchandise which it is designed tocontain.

I claim as my invention:

1. A container comprising a body including sides, ends, and a bottom, aflap unsecured to and normally adapted to overlie one end of the body, aclosure member for the body adapted at one portion thereof to normallymaintain the said flap against the adjacent end of the body, and atongue defined by a line of perforations in the said closure member sothat when the tongue is removed the said flap is freed and accessobtained to the contents of the container.

2. A container comprising a body member and inner end flaps secured toone another, and an outer end flap unsecured to the inner end flaps, acover fitting the body member and secured thereto along predeterminedsides thereof so as normally to maintain the said unsecured flap at oneend thereof in position, and a tongue defined by a line of perforationsin the cover and extending over the side thereof which maintains thesaid unsecured flap in position so that when the tongue is removed alongthe line of perforations the unsecured flap is freed and access obtainedto the contents of the container.

3. In a container,

a body having sides, ends, a bottom, and

a closure member, a flap at one end of the body of the container, and atongue defined by a line of perforations in a predetermined part of thebody of the container and so associated with the said flap that when thetongue is severed along said line of perforations, the flap is madeavailable for use and access is obtained to the contents of thecontainer.

Signed this 20th day of July, 1921.

PHILIP ZALKIN D.

